Teams

• Ranked Top 100 Powerlist VC
• ~15+ years of VC/PE Investing, 150+ Portfolio Companies
• Select Prior Portfolio Companies: Beyond Meat (IPO'd, $14B), Sensity (Acquired by Verizon, $300M+), ShopKick (Acquired by SK Telecom, $200M), Made In Space (Acquired by AE Industrial Partners), FabFitFun ($1B+), Spyce (Acquired by sweetgreen), Bear Flags Robotics (Acquired by John Deere, $250M)
• Former Managing Director of Investments at Cleveland Avenue (VC/PE Fund co-founded by Former CEO & President of McDonalds), focusing on food and beverage brands, food related technologies, and new restaurant concepts
• Founder, Head, & Former Managing Director of Simon Venture Group (investment arm of Simon Property Group, S&P 100, largest retail real estate company in the world), grew to top 5 corporate VC focused on commerce alongside Google Ventures, Intel Capital, and Comcast Ventures
• Adjunct Professor at New York University teaching Venture Capital Intensive
• Creator of Multiple Top Ranked Entrepreneur Resources: #1 Startup Investor Pitch Deck Template (viewed & downloaded 750,000+ times, used by leading business schools and accelerators)
• Co-Founder of the #1 Startup Board Game: The Next Big Thing: The Game of Entrepreneurship, backed by over 25+ of the top accelerators and VC investors

• VU Cohort 2 Alum
• Venture Fellow, Jump Capital
• Co-Founder, Booth Bay Area Angel Network (Booth BAAN)
• Technology Investment Banking (Growth Equity), Financial Technology Partners
• Fixed Income Quant Trading, Morgan Stanley
• University of Chicago Booth School of Business, MBA 
• Cornell University, MEng (Computer Science)
• Jacobs University, BA (Electrical Engineering & Computer Science)

• Partner at GRC Fund, a $300M+ technology fund, focused on Energy & Resource Efficiency and Health & Wellness in the US & China
• Adjunct Professor of Venture Capital & Entrepreneurship at HKUST (Hong Kong University of Science & Technology) Business School
• Co-Founder & General Partner at Formation 8, a Silicon Valley based venture capital fund with over $1B+ under management and early backer of unicorns like Oculus VR, Palantir, Wish.com, and Oscar. Other notable team members of the fund included Joe Lonsdale (Co-Founder of Palantir Technologies) and Gideon Yu (CFO of Facebook and YouTube, Partner at Sequoia and Khosla Ventures)
• Venture Partner at SoftBank China Venture Capital 
• Entrepreneur in Residence & Venture Partner at Khosla Ventures, where he took Khosla's portfolio company LanzaTech to China by brokering deals between LanzaTech and Chinese steel-makers
• As a biotechnologist, Dr. Zhang was a co-founder of BioConsortia and founding member of Mendel Biotechnology. He led Mendel Biotechnology’s business development and its agricultural collaboration with Monsanto and biofuel collaboration with BP.
• Dr. Zhang has a Ph.D. in Genetics from the University of California Davis and completed his post-doctoral and business training at Stanford University and the Stanford Graduate School of Business, respectively

• Viage Ventures - Personal Angel Investments
• Team Lead, China Digital | Innovation Center of Excellence, HP
• Senior Principal, AI / IoT Research & Advisory, Gartner
• Senior Strategy Manager / Team Lead, PC & Smart Devices Business Group, Lenovo
• Business Intelligence Analyst, International E-commerce, Alibaba

• Andy is a serial entrepreneur and professional startup investor, with 40 years of experience in founding, building, financing, and accelerating companies, including a specialization in bringing European companies to a global market and bringing U.S. companies and products into Europe.
• Co-Founder and Managing Partner of A Round Capital Fund Group, two Angel Funds that invested into 50 startups, notable investments include Kranus Health, Kaia Health, Xempus, Omni:us, Lanes & Planes, Klarx, Smart Reporting.
• Co-Founder of Start2Group (formerly known as German Entrepreneurship) which has spawned over 1,000+ startups (including nine unicorns) in 15 years.
• Programs he co-founded include the German Accelerator, a project of the German government (BMWK); LMU Entrepreneurship Center; Social Entrepreneurship Akademie; Start2Raise.
• Andy was a Sr. Partner with Deloitte Consulting Germany for 10 years. Co-Founder/Managing Director of Deloitte Digital GmbH, and co-led Deloitte Consulting's Innovation & Ventures practice for Germany. Responsible for four acquisitions, incl. the Business Building unit of DaimlerBenz & 27 pilots, the global venture clienting leader.
• Before joining Deloitte, Andy sold his software company, MediaGold, to Avanquest Software, a French public company, where he was COO of Europe for 5 years and Board Member for 12 years.
• Co-founded Feingold Technologies (a digital health startup) and exited to Sharecare which IPO’d on the NASDAQ in 2022.
• Andy teaches a Masters Class in Entrepreneurial Growth Management at the Ludwig Maximilians University in Munich and at the EM Lyon Business School in France.
• Andy sits on multiple boards of venture funded startups, including Kaia Health and Kranus Health.
• Andy is a graduate of the Wharton Business School with a dual degree in Entrepreneurial Management and International Business.

• An accomplished international investment expert with over 30 years of experience in direct business investments, real estate, financial markets, and private wealth management.
• She has successfully navigated diverse cultural and business environments across Europe, Central Asia, the Middle East, and the Pacific Rim.
• Boriana brings a strong background in evaluating investment opportunities, performing due diligence, and advising on strategic business initiatives.
• She has co-founded businesses anddeveloped strategies for startups, including raising capital and overseeing operations.
• Passionate about venture capitaland the funding of new enterprises, Boriana believes that investing in innovation is essential for shaping the future and creating a better tomorrow – driving sustainable growth and prosperity for
  communities and societies.
• With exceptional analytical skillsand a keen understanding of market dynamics, she is well-equipped to direct and support venture-focused initiatives and emerging growth companies.

Highlights:

• Serial entrepreneur, public and civic sector leader.
• Founder, Manager and Partner of multiple companies in construction, real estate, and tourism industries: Intertime Continental AD, Stroynadzor OOD, Landis OOD, Inti OOD – Burgas, Ekasta OOD – Burgas, Ekasta Commerce OOD.

Public Sector Leadership: 

• Governor of Burgas Region - Independent Advisor
• Oversaw development of Burgas Port Zone and Passenger Terminal, including project coordination and execution, regulatory, and construction oversight.
• BurgasCity Council - Multi-term Councilman
• Chairman - Standing Committee on Sports, Children and Youth; Member - Standing Committee on Transport, Permanent Committee on Science, Innovation and Operational Programs. Member - Tenders and Privatization Commission; Directed public infrastructure development projects
• Southeastern State Forest Enterprise (Ministry of Agriculture) - Chairman and Independent Board Member.
• Led forest management and property initiatives and investment projects.

Academics:

• Technical University of Sofia: Master’s Degree - Automation andSystems Engineering
• Technical University of Sofia: Member of the Rector’s andAcademic Councils

Civic and Community Service:

• Bulgarian Water Polo Federation: Board Member
• Volleyball Club “Neftohimik2010”, Burgas: Board Member
• Military Patriotic Union "24th Black Sea Infantry Regiment", Burgas: Founderand Chairman
• Regional Organization of Jews in Bulgaria "Shalom", Burgas: Member

• Lead contact for the firm's syndicate investors and Limited Partners
• Angel investor and strategic advisor to numerous startups.
• Over 20 years of financial services experience, involving high-value real estate and private equity projects across the US and Canada.
• Former Fintech Startup Co-Founder and COO
• Former Investment Advisor (public and private markets)

• Founder & Head of Admissions, Venture University
• Founder & Operating Partner, Finally Fund Admin
• Venture Backed Serial Entrepreneur
• Co-Founder & CEO of The Next Big Thing: The Game of Entrepreneurship, backed by over 25+ of the top accelerators and VC investors
• Ranked Top 10 Female Tech CEO by Women 2.0 
• Former CEO of Largest Student Run Business in The Country (Tufts Student Resources